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The Miami Dolphins went 8-9 last season, their fifth consecutive season with eight-plus wins, despite a myriad of injuries on both sides of the ball. Heading into the 2025 NFL season, head coach Mike McDaniel seems to be on the NFL coaching hot seat and potentially needs a playoff spot to keep his job.
Let’s dive into our game-by-game Dolphins schedule predictions.
The Dolphins schedule opens with a chance at some revenge against the Indianapolis Colts. It will be the Jaylen Waddle and De’von Achane show early, but second-year edge rusher Chop Robinson delivers some key pressures. The duress created by the Dolphins’ front seven creates a pick-six, helping Miami walk out of the season-opener with a two-score victory.
Miami’s humidity still provides a nice home-field advantage in September. It’ll prove helpful in Week 2 against the New England Patriots. With Stefon Diggs still not at 100 percent, the Patriots’ offense really won’t be able to take advantage of the Dolphins’ secondary either. After suspending a lot of time under the Miami sun, New England’ defense starts to tire and that’s when Achane puts the game on ice.
While the Dolphins have the skill players to get into it with the Buffalo Bills, they still lack the talent and cohesion to hold up for all four quarters against this defensive front. Meanwhile, Keon Coleman will burn Miami multiple times downfield, setting up Josh Allen and James Cook for a lot of red-zone success. It’ll be a competitive game, but the better roster wins.
Once again aided by the Miami humidity, the Dolphins jump out to a 3-1 start. With the New York Jets’ offense still trying to gel in a new system and with a lot of young personnel, Miami’s defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver takes advantage. Likewise, Jaylen Waddle comes through with his first 100-yard game of the season by exploiting matchups away from Sauce Gardner.
The Dolphins’ schedule starts out fairly favorably, and they should have a great shot at coming out of it with a 4-1 record early. This will be the Tyreek Hill game, with the All-Pro wideout looking like his old self as he burns the Carolina Panthers‘ secondary for multiple 40-yard touchdowns. Bryce Young will make it interesting, but a critical sack late in the fourth quarter seals the Dolphins’ victory.
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